Fiddles and Lyers

-- by Horatio Algeranon

Fiddles and Lyres

And RomanM pyres

The hero Nero

Still inspires.

But the fiddle fiddling
And lyer lying
Prohibit progress
No denying.

 

Inspired by Tamino's post "While we fiddle..."

 

Though the common saw has it that "Nero fiddled while Rome burned", as pointed out by Kevin McKinney (the resident music expert) in the comments at Tamino's, Nero actually played the lyre (and undoubtedly was one too -- being Roman Emperor and all).

 

For more on fiddler fiddling and/or lyer lying, Horatio gives you The Middle Fiddle (Faddle).